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Christian Counseling 3rd Edition: Revised and Updated Revised, Update Edition
Contributor(s): Collins, Gary R. (Author)
ISBN: 1418503290     ISBN-13: 9781418503291
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
OUR PRICE:   $35.99  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2007
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This proven guide in pastoral counseling has been extensively expanded and revised by the author to include recent developments and research, new resources, and attention to newly urgent needs such as AIDS, eating disorders, homosexuality, and violence. Written with clarity and sensitivity, this volume builds on biblical foundations and the best resources of professional psychology. It reflects the insights the author has gained from many years of Christian counseling.

New Sections include: The Legal, Ethical and Moral Issues in Counseling The Multicultural, Multiracial Issues in Counseling Conflict and Relationships Dealing with Death and Grief Alcoholism and Other Substance Abuse Crises and Trauma Counseling and Terrorism

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery
- Religion | Counseling
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources
Dewey: 253.5
LCCN: 2006021285
Physical Information: 2.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (3.15 lbs) 992 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Theometrics - Evangelical
 
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Publisher Description:

The classic counseling handbook for churches, classrooms, and the helping professions.

This revised and expanded third edition of Gary R. Collins's comprehensive counseling guide offers solid biblical teaching on how to counsel and wise guidance on a broad range of situations counselors are likely to encounter.

Christian Counseling provides updated, extensive coverage of the most common issues troubling those who seek counseling, such as

  • Abuse
  • Addictions
  • Aging
  • Anxiety
  • Career decisions
  • Crises
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Inferiority
  • Marriage and relationship problems

Clearly written and easy-to-read, Christian Counseling provides lasting value as a textbook for students and their professors, a training tool for lay counselors, a source of information for those seeking a greater understanding of human behavior, and a primer on the biblical foundation for Christian counseling.


Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Gary R.: -

Dr. Gary R. Collins is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D in clinical psychology from Purdue University. His other books include The Magnificent Mind, How to Be a People Helper, and Can You Trust Psychology?